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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Keith Lewis Appointed Managing Director of The TWA Group

(PRWEB) November 5, 1999

Keith Lewis Appointed Managing Director of The TWA Group

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The TWA Group today announced the appointment of Keith Lewis as Managing Director. Mr. Lewis will now be responsible for the development of the groupÂ’s activities within three main areas of Telehealth incorporating international call centres, E-Commerce, and Corporate Health Care with Â‘Sickness & Absence ManagementÂ’ programmes. He will also provide strategic marketing support to industries such as Pharmaceuticals. He is based in Sproxton, Leics, UK.

Until February 1999, Mr. Lewis was the Marketing Director for the Monitor Group of companies covering the Built & Macro Environments, Health & Safety, Occupational Hygiene & Health and Food Technology. Formerly, he was Sales & Marketing Director for Winton Environmental Management responsible the strategic planning and implementation of change towards a broad-based Â‘one-stop shopÂ’ consultancy for the built environment. His accomplishments included the introduction of a number of key brands within a traditionally conservative market.

After studying biochemistry, Mr. Lewis worked in pharmaceutical research for May & Baker and subsequently Rhone Poulence. This was followed by a move to medical sales, promoting to Hospitals, General Practitioners and Retail Pharmacies. He was promoted to varies sales management positions before moving to Fisons PharmaceuticalÂ’s marketing division. Before leaving Fisons in 1991, he controlled UK sales & marketing function specialising in respiratory issues.

Most recently, in his new role for TWA Group, Lewis was instrumental in bringing together the most powerful providers of health content within the UK & Europe, including Hewlett Packard Healthcare, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, The College of Health and The Stationery Office (HMSO) to form Health Service Net (health-service. net). Chairman of this powerful consortium is Bill Archer, who is also President of TWA Group Ltd.

Keith Lewis, Managing Director, The TWA Group, Tel : 1476 861684

Fax: +44 1476 860 453 Mobile +44 (0) 370 471 816, E-mail: kwj. lewis@btinternet. com

The TWA Group offers a comprehensive range of products and services, ranging from sickness and absence management systems to travel medical helplines to strategic business solutions. TWA offers strategic business solutions, e-commerce solutions and consumer health products.

A leading telehealth company, The TWA Group is pleased to announce the creation of Europe's (and probably the world's) most comprehensive and detailed public health information content available on the web and branded health information products. Global Consumer Health Products include World Travel Protector medical itinerary planning, Lifestyle Health Planner, Care and Comfort Plan, Medical Cash Plans, Medical Advice Line, Prescription Drug Advice, Patient Information, and NHS Direct in the UK.

TWA Group Limited is the parent company of Integrated Health Solutions Limited who provide CliniCall brands Â– CliniCall Holiday, CliniCall Business, and CliniCall Student Pack. In addition, Integrated Health Solutions offers leading edge products and services such as the Sickness & Absence Management System, the Better Backs Programme, and Facilities Management.

The TWA Group also offers Strategic Business Solutions (loyalty programmes, employee benefits), and E-commerce products and services (Electronic PA Systems, Travel Products (Ticket Window, Travel Express), Intranets and Extranets (Property, IT, Automotive and Others), Branded E-mail Systems, CD-Rom Marketing and Packaging

The company operations include TWA EU bv in Holland, a consortium of TWA Group with the leading third party claims administrators, medical call centres and clinical support services in the Low Countries. They are also involved in the development of telehealth in Eire and New Zealand in a number of areas.

SOURCE The TWA Group

CONTACT: Bill Archer, President, Tel: +44 (0)1572 757251, Fax: +44 (0)1572 756854

Mobile: +44 (0) 802 358735, E-Mail: Bill. archer@twa-group. co. uk

http://www. twa-group. co. uk (http://www. twa-group. co. uk)

Off-Campus Meal Plan Arrives in Kalamazoo Students Choose Their Favorite Restaurants, Parents Rest Easy

The Off-Campus Meal Plan (OCMP) is offering its meal card to Western Michigan University, Davenport University and Kalamazoo College students beginning this fall semester. Students can choose to dine at their favorite local restaurants without needing cash or a credit card.

KALAMAZOO, MI (PRWEB) August 27, 2005

Come the 2005 fall semester, students of Western Michigan University, Davenport University and Kalamazoo College will have a choice in where they can eat. Instead of eating a standard meal in their schoolÂ’s dining hall, students can eat at their favorite restaurants in town or have food delivered to their door without using their pocket cash or racking up their credit card bill by using The Off-Campus Meal Plan (OCMPÂ®).

OCMP polled students to find out where they like to eat. OCMP delivered - now students can eat where they want with the convenience of swiping their OCMP meal card. More than seventeen restaurants in the Kalamazoo area accept the OCMP card as a form of payment for studentÂ’s meals and more restaurants are expected to sign on during the fall 2005 semester. Students of Western Michigan University, Davenport University and Kalamazoo College will simply flash their OCMP card when eating at restaurants of their choice, like Qdoba, DominoÂ’s Pizza and QuiznoÂ’s, among others.

Â“Since this is the first time anything like OCMP has come to Kalamazoo, it is very exciting. For the last couple of years, we have received thousands of e-mails and phone calls from parents and students of Kalamazoo area colleges asking for us to bring them this program,Â” says David Diana, President and Founder of OCMP.

Â“For over 10 years, OCMP has provided meal plans to hundreds of thousands of students across the country, giving them the freedom to eat, by using a meal card, just like they were at the school dining hall, but now at off-campus restaurants,Â” says Michael Hauke, Vice President.

Not only can students eat what they want, where they want and when they want, they can enjoy discounts on their food, meaning less meals used on their card. OCMP participating restaurants offer frequent discounts that are displayed at their store and on OCMPÂ’s Web site. When students visit their local eatery they simply flash their OCMP card to enjoy these discounts.

Â“OCMP has transformed campus eating. By offering the plan, weÂ’ve increased the amount of students eating at our store and the students have a healthy alternative,Â” says Vincenzo Sorriso, Owner of Saladworks, one of the hundreds of restaurants that accept the OCMP card across the country.

Â“As a parent and as a restaurant owner, I really see the value in the (OCMP) card. Not a day goes by that more OCMP cards come through my register, than cash or credit, and the kids just love it,Â” says Larry Severance, Owner of the Loose Goose CafÃ© in Amherst, MA.

Parents get the added peace of mind of knowing that the OCMP meals are only redeemable for food and are thankful that their kids cannot create credit card debt. The OCMP card is also secure, a picture ID and pin number are needed when using the card. With OCMPÂ’s easy to use meal plan, Western Michigan University, Davenport University and Kalamazoo College students now have a safe, easy and reliable way to eat at their favorite restaurants whenever they want.

Parents and students can enroll in OCMP within a few minutes, keep track of and update their accounts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, instantly, and discover new participating restaurants by visiting www. ocmp. com or by calling OCMPÂ’s World Headquarters at 888-211-6267.

About OCMP:

The Off-Campus Meal Plan (OCMPÂ®) was founded by David Diana in 1995. Wanting an alternative to his own campusÂ’ meal plan, David established a business that would offer students an affordable, easy-to-use meal plan to use at their favorite off-campus restaurants. It began at the University of Massachusetts, his alma mater, and has evolved into over 40 universities across the U. S.

Press Contact:

Michael Hauke

OCMP

732-977-5546

Mike@ocmp. com

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit OCMPÂ’s Website (www. ocmp. com) or call OCMP's World Headquarters at 888-211-6267. OCMP, the OCMP logo, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of OCMP. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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MUrgent Names Marketing and Sales Veterans to the Team

MUrgent Corporation, maker of EMPACT: Email and Wireless Marketing Manager, announces the addition of three new positions which support the company's growth and expansion during 2004.

Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2004

mUrgent Corporation (http://www. murgent. com (http://www. murgent. com)), maker of EMPACT: Email and Wireless Marketing Manager, has named three key new positions to support the companyÂ’s growth and expansion during 2004. Those joining mUrgent are:

Wayne Drinkwater is the CEO of mUrgent Australasia (www. murgent. com. au). Drinkwater opened the doors in Brisbane, Australia to mUrgentÂ’s international counterpart in February 2004. He is responsible for all EMPACT sales, and signing and training EMPACT resellers throughout Australia and South East Asia. Prior to joining mUrgent, Drinkwater worked in training and human resources for several large Australian banks and retail chains. He also ran his own change consultancy firm.

Chris Conte, National Sales Director for mUrgent implements a national direct sales strategy for EMPACT, test marketing and outside field sales programs, which he has grown by 70% since EMPACTÂ’s initial launch in 2003. He oversees all EMPACT Enterprise account executives as well as mUrgentÂ’s support sales team. Conte has held positions in sales, marketing and management for some of the top private and public companies in the U. S., including AlbertsonÂ’s, Keebler, Frito Lay and AmericaÂ’s Tire Company.

George Hawkins, Director of Online Marketing, develops creative marketing campaigns and design solutions for mUrgent. He built mUrgentÂ’s online marketing services division, including all Internet traffic generation/retention operations, online advertising, traffic profiling and campaign performance reporting and analysis. He also launched the EMPACT Affiliate Network Program for add-on sales. Before coming to mUrgent, Hawkins worked for high profile companies such as AOL Time/Warner, BMW, Healthy Choice, Dewalt Hardware Products and Remax Realty.

About mUrgent

MUrgent, an e-marketing authority, delivers EMPACT, a proven, easy-to-use e-marketing solution businesses can rely on to automate more frequent, personalized communication to your customers for a higher return on your marketing investment. For more information, visit http://www. murgent. com (http://www. murgent. com)

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Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Address the Future of Technology

Renowned global futurist and author, Jack Uldrich to offer keynote address on the future of technology, economic development and education. The talk will cover advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, RFID, social networking, energy, biofuels and more.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 18, 2010

Noted keynote speaker, global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich, has been selected to give the keynote address at the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting and awards luncheon on Friday, January 22, 2010 in Peachtree City, Georgia. The topic of his talk is "Leading in an Era of Exponential Change: Creating the Region’s Future -- Today."

In addition to covering many of the aspect in his best-selling book, Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies, Uldrich - who is also the author of The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business - will discuss how exponential advances in a variety of emerging technologies, including practical advances biotechnology, nanotechnology, information management, augmented reality, robotics, RFID and sensor technology, social networking, energy, biofuels and water management will transform the greater Atlanta area in the years ahead. He will also address the extraordinary economic development opportunities these technologies will present the region in the years ahead as well as elaborate on the role the community’s business, non-proft, political and educational leaders must play in seizing the opportunities.

In the past year, Uldrich - a recognized leader in the field of change management and leadership -- has addressed dozens of leading corporations and associations, including Alcetel-Lucent, Verizon Wireless, Lockheed Martin, Turner Construction, the Food Marketing Institute, Young Professionals Organization (YPO), CenterPoint Energy, USAA, General Mills, and the Healthcare Association of New York. (A full list of his past clients can be viewed here.) He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers’ bureaus, including Leading Authorities and Executive Speaker Bureau.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, daily blog or speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website at: http://www. jumpthecurve. net (http://www. jumpthecurve. net). Media wishing to interview Mr. Uldrich can contact him directly at 612-267-1212.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, best-selling author; editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning websites, www. jumpthecurve. net and www. unlearning101.com.

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NHS Mid Essex Prescribes Wireless Network For New Hospital Wing

Selects Aerohive to Support Acute Healthcare Services and Infection Control

Santa Clara, Calif. (PRWEB) April 27, 2010

Aerohive Networks (http://www. aerohive. com), creators of the award-winning cooperative control wireless LAN (WLAN) architecture, announced today that Broomfield Hospital, part of Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, will significantly extend its existing Aerohive Networks’ WLAN infrastructure by adding a further 300 access points to cover a new five-storey wing which will house 365 beds, five operating theatres, A&E department, maternity unit, pharmacy, and rooftop helipad. The extension of the wireless network will support acute healthcare services and, by enabling applications such as RFID tagging of equipment like mattresses and trolleys, help to improve infection control. The new wing is funded by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and is due for completion in August 2010.

Aerohive's cooperative control HiveAPs require no network controllers or overlay networks. Instead, software in the HiveAPs enables them to self-organize into groups called Hives. The result is a secure multi-service WLAN infrastructure able to support a vast array of wireless devices, application types and service levels, with faster client performance, wire-like resilience and lower capital and operational costs.

Mike Casey, Director of IT for Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, is leading the IT strategy for the new wing; “Having already deployed an Aerohive WLAN at Broomfield Hospital, we were confident of its capability to scale and support the innovative applications we are investing in as part of the hospital’s expansion. Alongside traditional healthcare products such as Medical Tablet PC’s and computers-on-wheels, we want to use RFID to track beds and valuable equipment, effectively we want to make the hospital ‘self aware’. In the future we would expect to be able to track where every bed and every mattress has been at any given time. The faster we can provide this information to the Infection Control Teams, the quicker they are able to combat sources of infection and contain them.”

“In addition, we will be investing in mobile devices that allow us to utilize the 3G and wireless network, helping to reduce call costs; and, in the future, hope to provide a modern platform for new Wi-Fi enabled devices, like the Apple iPad, to healthcare consultants. To achieve this, it’s important that the wireless architecture is future-proof and robust.”

Implemented and supported by Swiftpath Business Solutions and Networks First, the existing wireless network, consisting of 75 access points (HiveAPs) will be scaled by a further 300, and be fully operational when the new wing opens in October 2010; a single HiveManager platform will enable Broomfield Hospital to manage the network from a central location, and support up to 5000 HiveAPs.

Mike Casey adds, “We expect to realize a return-on-investment, from the extended WLAN, within 12 months. The intuitive nature of the HiveAPs and central management platform combined will also help to reduce ongoing maintenance costs. Aerohive’s architecture is designed to overcome the key challenges that we face both now and for the future; it has certainly raised the industry benchmark for wireless networks.”

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Avoiding the Scams: Getting Supplements that Work

The difference in price between one supplement and another is often about much more than name brands. Absorption rates and quality of ingredients are two major components in price.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 5, 2004

If youÂ’ve ever wondered why some supplements sell for so little and why others -- that appear to have similar vitamin and mineral content -- sell for more, it may be about more than just brand names. Not all ingredients are created equal, and if youÂ’re buying your supplements on price alone, you may find that your purchase is a literal flush down the toilet.

Among the key factors to the value of a supplement is how much of the ingredients are actually absorbed into the body. For instance, if two tablets both contain 1000 mg of vitamin C but your body actually uses five times more vitamin C with one tablet than with the other, there is a huge discrepancy in the value of these vitamins. One is worth five times more, but may only cost twice as much.

Â“Many companies use heat when developing their supplements,Â” explains Ramzey Khoury, a supplement distributor. Â“That destroys any enzymes that are present, which keeps the body from absorbing much of the value in a supplement. That means youÂ’re passing all the ingredients, right into the toilet.Â”

Another issue with absorption comes with chelated minerals versus other types. Chelated minerals are bonded to amino acids, 95% of which are absorbed by the body. Minerals lacking this bond to amino acids end up with a much lower absorption rate, so that once again, much of the value of the mineral is lost as it passes through the body.

Like many experts, though, Khoury believes that the absorption rate of a supplement isnÂ’t the only major concern for consumers. Â“Another failure in the industry is when companies use synthetic vitamins in place of natural ones,Â” he says. Â“Sure, they save their own dimes, but studies have shown that synthetic ingredients do not supply the body with the same biological value and in fact can be dangerous!Â”

Khoury specifically cites studies suggesting that synthetic vitamin C can lead to thicker arterial walls of the heart; that synthetic vitamin A has been shown to increase the risk for developing certain cancers; and that synthetic vitamin E has been shown to actually remove vitamins and minerals from bones.

Â“Considering how critical vitamins, minerals, and enzymes are to our health, and the fact that most Americans are deficient in these, itÂ’s critical that more people become educated on how supplements are manufactured,Â” says Khoury. Â“This is why I supply a great deal of information on my web site about the only supplement I sell.Â” The supplement, he explains, uses only whole food vitamins and chelated minerals, and uses no heat in the production process. This way, the enzymes are left intact for helping the bodyÂ’s immune and digestive processes.

Â“So many people in our country are suffering from cancer, blood sugar diabetes, and dozens of other disease,Â” explains Khoury. Â“This is at least in part because our food and supplements donÂ’t give us all the vitamins, minerals, and enzymes we need. I only sell one supplement because itÂ’s the only one IÂ’ve found that brings together all the right ingredients in the way thatÂ’s necessary for the body.Â”

Khoury provides links to this and much more information about ingredients needed in the body and how they should be manufactured for optimal value to the body on his web site, VHealthSource (www. vhealthsource. com). Â“YouÂ’d be surprised at the number of health problems you can face because of poor food and supplements,Â” he says. Â“ItÂ’s time we do something about this as a nation.Â”

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Sunday, April 1, 2007

LA Citizens Call on Villaraigosa to Save the Largest Urban Farm in the U. S

LA Citizens Call on Villaraigosa to Save the Largest Urban Farm in the U. S.

As of January 30, 2006, an injunction preventing developer Ralph Horowitz from evicting the farmers has been lifted. At any moment the South Central Farmers may be served with an eviction notice from the L. A. County Sheriff’s Department. Hundreds of community supporters of the South Central Farmers will gather at Los Angeles City Hall, to demand the preservation of this 13 year old community project.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 15, 2006

Media Contacts: - Fernando Flores, (909) 605-3136, South Central Farmers Support Committee - Rosa Romero, (310) 867.0696, South Central Farmers Support Committee - Dele Ailemen (323) 580-3008, South Central Farmers Support Committee

Save the Largest Urban Farm in the U. S.!

Demonstration/Press Conference in support of the South Central Farmers

What: Demonstration/Press Conference at Los Angeles City Hall

When: Friday, February 17, 2006

Demonstration @ 9:00 a. m.

Press Conference @ 11:00 a. m.

Where: Los Angeles City Hall

200 N. Main Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Who: Community supporters of the South Central Farm

Why: As of January 30, 2006, an injunction preventing developer Ralph Horowitz from evicting the farmers has been lifted. At any moment the South Central Farmers may be served with an eviction notice from the L. A. County Sheriff’s Department. Hundreds of community supporters of the South Central Farmers will gather at Los Angeles City Hall, to demand the preservation of this 13 year old community project.

-For 13 years, 350 families have tended a 14-acre urban farm in the middle of South L. A.’s gritty industrial belt. Growing their own food staples has helped make healthy nutrition affordable. This urban farm, the largest in the U. S., provides a safe, children-friendly environment for over 360 families and thousands of visitors who come to the lively farmers market on Sundays. The farm is also an oasis of green-space that helps to lessen air and water pollution in the surrounding community. Farmer Alberto Tlatoa said, “Bulldozing the farm will take food out off our children’s mouths. What will it do to Horowitz if we stay? Nothing! The city paid him $4.7 million dollars for this land in 1986, and when he bought in back 11 years later, he paid the city $5.1 million; far below the fair market price. Now he's asking $16 million for it. Every taxpayer in L. A. and any person who cares about environmental justice should be outraged."

-The City of L. A. acquired the land in the late 1980s, but abandoned plans to build a trash incinerator after community protests. After the civil unrest of 1992, officials transferred title to the Harbor Department, which contracted with the L. A. Regional Food Bank to operate a community farm on the property. In 2003, the City Council agreed to sell the 14 acres back to the original owner, private developer Ralph Horowitz, who wants to demolish the urban farm and build a warehouse. The South Central Farmers are self-sufficient and are working, they are not asking for a hand-out from taxpayers. Sponsored by South Central Farmers Support committee

~Please wear a green shirt in support of the Farm~

For further information regarding the South Central Farmers, please visit their website: www. southcentralfarmers. com or contact Fernando Flores, Co-Chair SCF Support Committee @ (909)605-3136.

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